La Roche des Arnauds is located in the department "Hautes Alpes", 10 minutes from GAP the main town (40 000 persons).
The village is very quiet and pleasant. We have two good bakeries, one butchery, one groceries, one pharmacy, and a medical center. Super markets are at 10 minutes. Local food market days of Gap or Veynes are very pleasant.

This living environment and the sunny climate allows a lot of activities of open air in summer:
Hiking: mountain range Cëuze (10 min of our house in car), mountain range Dévoluy (20 min), Champsaur valley (20 min), Serre-ponçon lake (30 min), Valgaudemard valley (40min), Ubaye valley (50 min), Queyras regional area (60 min), Ecrins national park (40 or 80 min)…
There are plenty of possibilities to sleep in a mountain hut.
Mountain bike: from the house and in all the areas.(a lot of circuits)
Downhill VTT in ski resorts (20 to 40 min)
Climbing on the village, Ceuze cliff (20 min)…
Via ferrata (severals sites at less than 40 min)
Horseback riding on the village and around.
Raft, kayak,hydrospeed: Ubaye river (45 min), Durance river (40 min)
Canoe, swimming, windsurfing, kyte surf, paddle on the Serre-ponçon lake (35 min)
Golf at Gap-Bayard (20 min)
Parachuting and parapente (less than 30 min)…
But also in winter:
Ski resorts: resort Ceuze (10 min), La joue du Loup-super-dévoluy resort (20 min), Ancelle resort (30 min), Orcière resort (40 min), Vars-Risoul resort (55 min)...We have small resorts and big resorts.
Cross-country ski or skating: Festre Pass (20 min), Joue du Loup (25 min), Bayard pass (20 min), Ancelle (30 min), Crévoux (50 min) ...We love all the sites!
Sled
Snowshoes…
We will can give you a lot of informations on the activities of your choice.

Out of the department you have several famous areas.
Briançon (90 min), Aix town (90 min), Marseille town (120 min), Grenoble town (90 min),
Verdon gorges (120 min)…

We are at your service to help you to organize your trip and activities.